YEREVAN. – Russia considers Armenia to be a very reliable and effective partner of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Federation Council Chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko stated during her joint news conference on Wednesday with Armenia’s National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan.

In her words, Armenia is a very active CSTO participant and a very serious cooperation has started between both countries along the lines of this organization.  

“The CSTO has great prospects for transforming from a politico-military union to a multifunctional regional structure,” Matviyenko added. 

In his turn, Hovik Abrahamyan noted that Armenia intends to develop and strengthen its cooperation within the CSTO framework. 

“We highly assess the cooperation within the CSTO framework, and this format is acceptable for us,” stressed Abrahamyan.